This review contains spoilers
10/10 WOULD BEAT UP KUZE AGAIN
Didn't know what to expect coming into this, apart from some of the wilder substories I'd seen prior, but what a blast this game was! This somehow manages to balance the super traditional but great main story with the absolute madness of the side content without either feeling off. One minute, I'm doing a dance-off with Michael Jackson or managing my cabaret club and the next, I'm trying to clear my name of murder with an entire Yakuza family out to get me. Somehow, it all just works!
The one big bugbear I had with Yakuza 0 is just how LONG it is, especially if you experience all the side content or even (shudder) go for 100% completion. You're looking at JRPG-length playthrough times if you go for the latter. There were a few points during my nearly 80-hour playthrough where I got a little bogged down with side stuff and burned myself out but even then, I never actively disliked the game at any point.
I also 100% did not shed a tear when Makoto didn't recognize Majima during the epilogue. Nope. Not me. Not one bit.
Didn't know what to expect coming into this, apart from some of the wilder substories I'd seen prior, but what a blast this game was! This somehow manages to balance the super traditional but great main story with the absolute madness of the side content without either feeling off. One minute, I'm doing a dance-off with Michael Jackson or managing my cabaret club and the next, I'm trying to clear my name of murder with an entire Yakuza family out to get me. Somehow, it all just works!
The one big bugbear I had with Yakuza 0 is just how LONG it is, especially if you experience all the side content or even (shudder) go for 100% completion. You're looking at JRPG-length playthrough times if you go for the latter. There were a few points during my nearly 80-hour playthrough where I got a little bogged down with side stuff and burned myself out but even then, I never actively disliked the game at any point.
I also 100% did not shed a tear when Makoto didn't recognize Majima during the epilogue. Nope. Not me. Not one bit.